The Perseid Meteor Shower is a fan favorite in the Northern Hemisphere and this year there's a bonus called a meteor outburst

The Perseid Meteor Shower seems to be the most beloved and dramatic meteor shower in the Northern skies and this year there's an outburst bonus, which means there should be almost twice as many perseids streaking across the skies.

In Connecticut, the peak time to see the Perseid meteors is between 11:00 PM on the night of August 12 until 4:30 AM on Saturday, August 13. The very best time is between moonset, which is 1:30 AM until 4 AM. Because the meteor shower will coincide with the Waxing Gibbeous Moon, the bright moonlight may interfere with the viewing of the parseid meteors.

If you're serious about seeing as many meteors as possible, try to find a location where there's very little or no extraneous light, in fact complete darkness are the optimum conditions. If there's a way you can hitch a ride out on Candlewood Lake in the wee hours of August 13, meteor watching would be at its best.

On the average, you may see between 50 and 80 meteors per hour, but if you're in the middle of freakin' nowhere, you may see up to 120 meteors per hour.

Thanks to spacedex.com for listing the prime watching times depending on which state you live in. Once you've chosen your observation spot, instead of looking straight up in the sky, look about half-way up. This way you'll be able to see the meteors as they come streaking down and across the sky.

Happy watching! Oh yeah, one more thing. Give your eyes about 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness before serious watching begins.

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